Cross-jurisdictional

Our services are available in the U.K., Jersey, Guernsey and Isle of Man!

Feel free to contact us on a no obligation basis!

About Us

We are HR and Health & Safety Consultants based in the U.K., Jersey, Guernsey & Isle of Man

HR At Work commenced operations in early 2016 following on from the success of our Channel Islands based sister company which was founded in 2004.

We are a mix of CIPD qualified HR professionals, legally trained employment specialists and H&S qualified professionals. As such, you can be assured that you will receive advice which both meets your HR/H&S requirements and fully complies in your jurisdiction.

There is no such thing as totally ‘risk free’ advice, but we will explain your options to you and assess the levels of risk attached to each option – you are then free to make an informed decision for your business.

We believe that clients should be able to gain access to robust, cost effective employment and Health & Safety advice without paying exorbitant fees or worrying whether the advice is accurate, this is the service you will receive from HR At Work.

Any form of outsourcing should improve efficiency and reduce cost – if it doesn’t, something isn’t working.

CIPD Qualified

Legally Qualified

IOSH Qualified

Fantastic Support Team

Management Team

Do feel free to get in touch!

Martin Buckland

Previously Deputy Director of the Jersey Advisory and Conciliation Service (JACS), Martin is an employee relations specialist (and non-practising Barrister). He jointly founded HRAW in 2016. Martin is also a member of CIPD and the IoD.

Heidi Gibaut

Heidi is a Chartered FCIPD HR professional with over 15 years experience in HR. Heidi is the Policy Advisor for the Chartered Institute of Personal and Development and Chair of the Education and Training Sub-Committee for the Institute of Directors.

Sharon Peacock

Director sharon.peacock@hratwork.co.uk

Sharon qualified as a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England & Wales in 2004 (now non-practising). In addition to advising clients, Sharon also conducts advocacy in Employment Tribunals and is responsible for our black letter law training.

Lorna Pestana

Lorna is a Chartered FCIPD professional with over 20 years experience dealing with strategic and operational HR issues including employment law, employee relations, training and development, organisational development, recruitment and performance management.

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